Hola! This beautiful weather here in St.Louis makes me think of where I want to go on vacation. That could be very soon or just some day. So I decided to start the " Places I want to visit " series.
One of those places is the
El Dorado Royale in Rivera Maya, Mexico. To be fair, we
have been there before back in 2004. It was such a good experience that I would like to go back someday. It was really great. The flight was nice and short (4 hours) the bus ride to the resort was not too bad (45minutes)
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View from main building looking towards the ocean. |
The resort was visually beautiful and clean and sparkly. The staff was very friendly and I never felt weird or cautious. We had a beach view room with a king bed and jacuzzi tub. And a comfy blue hammock on the balcony.
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Main Building |
The restaurants were great. There was a fresh breakfast buffet with fresh omelets every morning and mimosas
(I mean...hello). There weren't any I was disappointed in. It was just so nice to not have to cook for a whole week. Or do dishes. Or go grocery shopping.
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Our building we stayed at |
And did I mention that this is an adults only resort? yes....yes it is. I love my kids more than anything in this world but if I am going to leave them someday and go somewhere international. I don't want to be reminded that I miss them so much. Nor do I want to hear anyone else's kid having a major meltdown. When we had gone there before we weren't even engaged so I didn't yet understand how relaxing
that whole part could be.
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J had flowers delivered to our room for our "dating" anniversary at the time. |
Looking at the pictures now on the website and pictures from others we know that have gone... I can't believe how much the vegetation has grown and I'm sure how much else had changed in 8 years. There have been a few hurricanes that have blew in there since then and I'm sure they've tweaked things here and there.
Before we had kids, I compared every vacation we ever took, even our honeymoon, to the El Dorado Royale. It is pricier than other places. But I would totally recommend it for an adult only mommy and daddy getaway.
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A photo of the beach and you can see the coral rocks so you need beach shoes. |
They did offer ( 8 years ago ) free shuttle down the road to Playa Del Carmen which is beach town that is across from Cozumel and it is a great place to grab some food, drinks , and lots of great souvenirs.
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A store in Playa Del Carmen. That is all vanilla or tequila. Either way...yummy. |
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The whole street was totally pedestrian which was super nice. |
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Wish I was here ( and you too) |
( I was in no way paid for this article. These are my own opinions. But if they want to give me a free trip, I wont say no!)
how nice. i need to remember this place. perhaps....nikki's 40th birthday party location??
ReplyDeleteSounds like a plan. I'll start saving now
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